UVA baseball’s historic season came to an end last night when the Cavaliers fell to the Arkansas Razorbacks 3-4 in the 12th inning of the fourth-longest game of the College World Series.
Virginia managed to outhit Arkansas 16-12, but the Cavaliers gave up their 2-run lead at the top of the ninth when Razorback Brett Eibner homered to left with Zack Cox already on base.
The battle continued for three more innings and the scoreboard remained empty until the top of the 12th when Andrew Darr doubled to the left off of Cavalier Andrew Carraway’s pitch and Jarrod McKinney scored.
The Cavaliers were unable to rally in the bottom of 12th and after Steven Proscia doubled to the left in a promising start to the inning. Jarrett Parker, John Hicks and Franco Valdes struck out to end the game.
The Razorbacks will play LSU in the next game of the series, schedule for Friday.
